The Minnesota Wild (20-8-4) are favored at home against the Utah Hockey Club (15-11-5) on Friday, December 20. The Wild are -125 on the moneyline to win against the Utah Hockey Club (+105) in the contest, which begins at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Wild vs. Utah Hockey Club Betting Lines

• Favorite: Wild (-125)
• Underdog: Utah Hockey Club (+105)
• Over/under: 6

Wild vs. Utah Hockey Club Quick Facts

• Minnesota’s games this season have gone over 6 goals 16 of 32 times.
• Utah’s games have gone over 6 goals in 18 of 31 chances this season.
• Friday’s total is 0.1 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.1 goals per game.
• This game’s over/under is 0.5 more than the 5.5 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Wild Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Wild Season Stat Insights

• The Wild offense’s 98 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 16th in the league.
• On defense, Minnesota has been one of the best units in league action, conceding 84 total goals to rank fourth.
• The team has the league’s ninth-best goal differential at +14 this season.
• Minnesota’s 16 power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) have come on 81 chances.
• The Wild’s offense has the league’s 19th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.75%).
• Minnesota’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 12th in the league.
• The Wild rank 30th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 70.13%.
• The Wild’s players win 48.6% of their faceoffs to rank 24th in the NHL.
• Minnesota scores on 10.7% of its shots as a team, ranking 13th in the league.
• The Wild’s players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 19.5 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.

Wild Moneyline

• Minnesota has gone 16-5 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• Through 18 games with moneyline odds shorter than -125 this season, the Wild have been victorious 13 times.
• The moneyline odds imply that Minnesota has a 55.6% chance of winning this game.

Wild Leaders

• Kirill Kaprizov: 22 goals and 26 assists
• Matthew Boldy: 13 goals and 17 assists
• Marco Rossi: 12 goals and 14 assists
• Filip Gustavsson: 14-5-3 record, .922 save percentage, 49 goals conceded

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Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stats Insights

• The Utah Hockey Club have scored 94 goals this season (3.0 per game) to rank 21st in the league.
• Utah has been one of the toughest defensive squads in the NHL this season, giving up 89 goals (2.9 per game) to rank ninth.
• Their +5 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
• Utah has put up 19 power-play goals this season (on 88 chances). That ranks 15th in the NHL.
• The Utah Hockey Club have a 21.59% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 15 percentage.
• Utah has scored two shorthanded goals this season (12th among all NHL squads).
• The Utah Hockey Club’s 20th-ranked penalty kill rate is 78.18%.
• The Utah Hockey Club have the 14th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.2%).
• The 11.2% shooting percentage Utah has compiled ranks 10th in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 16 hits and 15.5 blocked shots per game.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline Insights

• The Utah Hockey Club have been made the underdog 19 times this season, and upset their opponent eight times.
• Utah has a record of 6-11 in games when sportsbooks list the team at +105 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Utah Hockey Club, implied from the moneyline, is 48.8%.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

• Dylan Guenther: 14 goals and 16 assists
• Clayton Keller: 11 goals and 19 assists
• Logan Cooley: seven goals and 22 assists
• Karel Vejmelka: 7-7-2 record, .915 save percentage, 41 goals allowed